Jagabond

So why Christmas in Berlin? I wanted to go somewhere, but many cities in Europe obviously grind to a halt over Christmas. One of my friends told me he spent Christmas day in Finland a couple years back, and the only restaurant open was a kebab stand. I did some research and found that Berlin […]

I have a big work trip coming up that I needed to prepare for, so my trip to Cologne, Germany came at an inconvenient time…but I’d already bought the train tickets so I decided to go anyway and try and enjoy myself. I found it’s easy to enjoy yourself in Cologne, a very nice city […]

I was excited to have a work trip to Munich. It’s actually not that easy to get to from Belgium. You have either a 9 hour drive, or an expensive train/plane ride. None of the budget airlines fly there, so I’m glad I had this opportunity. I flew in wearing my Bayern-Munich jersey, nice they […]

I drove from Landstuhl to Trier, without much problem. Trier is in the Mosul valley, home of Riesling wine. This was the first wine I ever liked, so I’m curious to try the local stuff. As usual with me I checked into the hotel, then immediately did a run through town to get the lay […]

So I did it, I made the 4 hour drive to Landstuhl, Germany. The last time I drove this far was 2004, when I drove from San Diego to Santa Maria. The drive was ok, though I admit I was going too slow in Germany on the autobahn, I think even a big-rig passed me! […]

What’s a Jagabond?

Truthfully, it’s a made-up word…loosely derived from the Maltese word for ‘travel’ and the French word for ‘wanderer’. I consider a ‘Jagabond’ to be one who bums around Europe for an extended period of time…which I was lucky enough to do for around 30 months...
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